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New podcast on Australian kids’ books launches

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
A new fortnightly podcast about Australian children’s books has launched. One More Page focuses on Australian picture books through to middle-grade titles, and includes interviews, book reviews and competitions. Creators,...

Waterstones partners with UK podcast

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones has announced a year-long partnership with the podcast Mostly Lit to produce a series of in-store events and online content, reports the Bookseller. The...

Hardie Grant moves distribution to HEDS

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Hardie Grant Publishing is moving to Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) for it distribution in Australia and New Zealand. The new deal will commence on 1 July. Orders for new...

Blythe to direct Homecooked Comics Festival

Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Publicity and marketing manager at Black Inc. Marian Blythe has been announced as festival director for the 2018 Homecooked Comics Festival. Blythe, who was formerly marketing manager at Scribe, will...

Seizure announces 2018 Viva la Novella shortlist

Monday, 12 February 2018
Volunteer-run publishing initiative Seizure has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Viva la Novella competition. This year’s shortlisted authors and their works are: Hasti Abbasi for ‘And the Raindrops Fill...

Adult sales up, kids sales down in US

Monday, 12 February 2018
In the US, estimates from the AAP’s StatShot program show that sales of adult trade books increased slightly (0.4%) in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same...

Penguin US announces imprint for diverse kids books

Friday, 9 February 2018
In the US, Penguin Young Readers will launch a new imprint focusing on diverse books for children and young adults, reports Publishers Weekly. Called Kokila, the new imprint will seek...

PRH Literary Prize winner announced

Friday, 9 February 2018
Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia has announced that the winner of its inaugural literary prize is Kathryn Hind for her novel Hitch. ACT-based Hind wins $20,000 (which acts as an...

Stella Prize 2018 longlist announced

Thursday, 8 February 2018
The longlist for the 2018 Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlisted titles are: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (Shokoofeh Azar, Wild Dingo Press) A Writing Life: Helen...

Scribd returns to unlimited access model

Thursday, 8 February 2018
In the US, online reading service Scribd is returning to its original ‘unlimited’ access reading model, although some controls will remain in place to limit ‘particularly heavy consumption’ by subscribers,...

Hardie Grant acquires Karen Martini cookbook

Thursday, 8 February 2018
Hardie Grant Books has acquired world rights to Karen Martini’s next cookbook for publication in 2019. The Melbourne chef, restaurateur, food writer and food editor of Sunday Life magazine has...

Inaugural children’s literature festival to be held in WA

Thursday, 8 February 2018
A new festival celebrating children’s literature and arts will be held in Claremont, Western Australia from 9-13 May. The inaugural Scribblers Festival is conceived by WA arts advocacy organisation FORM...

Welsh librarian jailed for stealing books

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
In Wales, a librarian has been jailed for stealing books from the workplace and attempting to sell them online, reports the BBC. Elizabeth Macregor, from Pontypridd Library in Rhondda Cynon...

Young made honorary fellow by NZSA

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
New Zealand writer Ashleigh Young has been made an honorary literary fellow as part of the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) annual Waitangi Day Honours. Young said of the...

WAYRBA 2018 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Torty and the Soldier: A Story...

 

 

 

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